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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing |
4099.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | |||
Poster | |||
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| The posters from students of public health and health-related programs will highlight the intersection between social justice and public health from a historical, epidemiological, and/or methodological perspective. The work presented, whether global, country-specific, or local, will further understanding and action to address the ways that social inequality harms, and social equity improves, the public’s health. Examples of social inequality include inequitable social divisions within societies based on social class, race/ethnicity, and gender, as well as inequitable relations between nations and geographical regions. Given the theme of the conference, posters will especially focus on links between public health and human rights. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. List case examples, per the work presented in each poster, of projects investigating links between social justice, human rights, and public health. 2. Articulate why studying the links between social justice, human rights, and public heatlh is important. 3. Describe examples of student projects that illuminate links between social justice, human rights, and public health. | |||
| Suzanne Christopher, PhD | |||
| Human rights and humanitarian assistance: The Sphere Project Helen Ouyang, BA, MPH, MD Cand | |||
| Economic Sanctions: Rights-Based Strategies and Reforms Zyde Raad, MS Candidate | |||
| Who survives and why? An assessment of indigenous careseeking practices for Acute Respiratory Infections in Bolivia Adriana Smith, BA, Kirk Dearden, DrPH, MPH, Jonathan Hansen, Ben Brinton | |||
| EPA Brownfields and Hyde Park: Promises and poisons Olympia C. Anderson, Kenitra Robinson, Damu McBride, Gregory Wright, Brendetta Douglas | |||
| An Evaluation of a Dismantling Racism Process at a County Health Department:Promoting Social Justice through a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach Betsy E. Havens, MPH, Mondi Mason, DrPH, Michael Yonas, DrPH, Vanessa Jeffries, MPH, Eugenia Eng, MPH, DrPH | |||
| Public health ethics: A framework to address societal determinants of health Selena Ortiz, Angela Farnsworth | |||
| Do race and gender moderate the relationship between socioeconomic status and obesity? Tracy M. Hilliard, MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Spirit of 1848 Caucus | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA